“I pick up my pen. It flows. A building appears. There it is. There is nothing more to say.”
Oscar Niemeyer
“The building is a special place because of its architecture, ... But it's people who make it special by participating in it.”
Charlie Chaplin
“The architectural heritage of Mississippi is fabulous, ... really, really marvelous. However, what they have been building the last 30 years is the standard, tawdry strip developments. The government's vision is to start again and do it right.”
Andres Duany
“We're waiting to see the final architectural plans for Biloxi and zoning/building requirements. In keeping with suggestions from (Mississippi Renewal Forum) planners to preserve the water view, we're initially thinking of low-rise parking with hotels and condominiums on top and a walkway or tram to the other side.”
Bernie Burkholder
“The Basilica ranks as one of the great buildings in Western architecture. At the Baltimore Basilica, it is a newly visible and much more brilliant Latrobe whom we encounter and a newly knowable and much more precious edifice that we have in our care.”
Charles Brownell
“I'm not going to miss it. Most in the architectural community say (architecture) is an art form. I'm more concerned about the functionality of the building.”
Chris Brooks
“A bicycle shed is a building; Lincoln Cathedral is a piece of architecture.”
Nikolaus Pevsner
